Mall of America station

Mall of America
The light rail platform from the waiting area.
General information
Location8240 24th Avenue South
Bloomington, Minnesota
Coordinates44°51′15″N 93°14′20″W / 44.85428678993199°N 93.23885582769478°W / 44.85428678993199; -93.23885582769478
Owned byMetro Transit
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade, under parking deck
AccessibleYes
History
Opened1994 (1994)
Rebuilt2004, 2013, 2019
Passengers
20232,037 daily[1]Increase 6.7% (Blue Line)
Rank4 out of 37
Services
Preceding station Metro Following station
Terminus Blue Line 30th Avenue
Red Line Cedar Grove
American & Thunderbird D Line Terminus
Future services
Preceding station Metro Following station
Terminus Riverview Corridor 30th Avenue
Location
Map

The Mall of America station is the busiest[2] transit center in Minnesota, with bus and light rail service linking the Mall of America to many destinations in the MinneapolisSt. Paul metro. Public transit service is provided by Metro Transit and the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority. The station is served by Metro Blue Line, Red Line, and D Line. The station previously hosted private shuttle services to hotels and Mystic Lake Casino until those services moved to a new charter bus terminal on the north side of the mall in 2015.

A $25 million upgrade to the station was completed October 14, 2019 with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony February 14, 2020.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Transit Stops Boardings and Alightings - Minnesota Geospatial Commons". gisdata.mn.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-17.
  2. ^ "Mall of America Transit Station" (PDF). Senate.MN. Minnesota Senate. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
  3. ^ Moore, Janet (28 November 2015). "Plans to upgrade MOA transit station fall short financially". Star Tribune. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
  4. ^ Moore, Janet (19 February 2020). "New $25 million Mall of America transit station set to welcome visitors 'in style'". Star Tribune. Star Tribune. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  5. ^ "New Mall of America Transit Center is now open! - Metro Transit". www.metrotransit.org. Retrieved 2019-10-25. [dead link]